In this village, chickens and dogs are heard from each other's homes, and neighborly relations are very harmonious.
zài在
zhè这
ge个
jī鸡
quǎn犬
xiāng相
wén闻
de的
tā他
xiàng向
wǎng往
nà那
zhǒng种
jī鸡
quǎn犬
xiāng相
gǔ古
dài代
de的
lǐ理
xiǎng想
shè社
huì会
shì是
jī
zhè这
lǐ里
jī鸡
quǎn犬
xiāng相
wén闻
,
mín民
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shàng上
,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hù互
xiāng相
rèn认
shi识
。
In this small town where chickens and dogs are heard from house to house, everyone knows each other.
wén
闻
de的
tián田
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
。
He longs for that kind of pastoral life where chickens and dogs can be heard from neighboring homes.
鸡
quǎn犬
xiāng相
wén闻
,
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
。
The ideal society in ancient times was one where chickens and dogs could be heard from neighboring villages, but people lived and died without interacting with each other.
fēng
风
chún淳
pǔ朴
。
Here, chickens and dogs are heard from each other's homes, and the local customs are simple and honest.